As China continues to expand its role in the international community, its diplomatese stays mechanical. Many people notice that "hurt the feelings of the Chinese people" becomes a phrase the Chinese government chooses for nearly every statement when dealing with international disagreement. But the phrase of “hurt the feelings of the Chinese people” was not idiomatic in China 30 years ago. Based on the statistic through the archives of the CCP’s mouthpiece the People’s Daily between 1949 and 2006, the following research will reveal the change of the set phrases in China’s diplomatese when facing international disputes, and try to provide a possible explanation for this phenomenon.

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